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| You get what you pay for... I was a late convert to CD around '96-'97 and my first player was a Cambridge CD4. After going through 3 of them in about 6 months because of breakdowns, I upgraded, at no charge courtesy of my dealer, to an Arcam Alpha 7, so in that sense, I woul... | |
| Best Find Ever??? Bought my Michell Gyrodec with a Premier MMT arm and Koetsu Black for $150 U.S. about 12 years ago at a police auction (mainly stolen bikes). Had to spend about another $300 to put it into excellent condition, but still not a bad deal. Still have ... | |
| How can power cords make a difference? You may well be right, Ken, that there is something at work other than the guage of the wire. I don't really know, and I don't really care. The fact remains that there are a number of people in this forum (myself included) who, through direct expe... | |
| Burn In CD s Demag CD s I have no experience with any of the discs you mentioned, but purchased the LLC5 4 in 1 Utility Disc by Audiosource (that's the complete name) from HMV records (in Canada) a few years ago for about $15. It is a complete set-up disc that also offer... | |
| PS Audio Power Port AC receptacle? I have no experience with the PS receptacle, although some at audioasylum have suggested that the extensive nickel plating used may actually be detrimental to sound quality. I own a Hubell 20A hospital grade, as well as some Pass & Seymour 526... | |
| Bob Crump Custom Power Cord Bob is TG Audio-the TG Audio Cords are Bob's, so if you can find a dealer (do a web search-I'm sure something will come up), I'm sure they'll sell you one. Alternatively, you can go to the audioasylum, where Bob is a very active and generous membe... | |
| Bob Crump Custom Power Cord I have two of these cords (well, almost-I'll clarify in a minute) which I made myself. The main component of the cord is Belden 19364 shielded 14 guage cable-the exact recipe calls for a P&S 5266 male end (I've used a Hubbell 5266) and a Schur... | |
| Odd Power Cord--Recommendations? If it is the connection that Garfish describes above, Harmonic Tech makes an adapter with a male iec, allowing any aftermarket cord with female iec to be used. My understanding is that it is available at about half the price of the Vans Evers, and... | |
| Outletts?FIM There has been a fair bit of discussion at Audio Asylum recently on the various Pass and Seymour spec grade outlets. Just replaced one of the Leviton isolated ground receptacles (orange)in my line conditioner with excellent results and plan to do ... | |
| Power cords - a BASIC question While I would agree that power cords seem ridiculously expensive for what you get, I would also suggest that you don't really need to have a megabuck system to get a major improvement out of power cords. I've purchased used/demo cords throught thi... | |
| The Canadians that visit the site London, Ontario between Toronto and Detroit. Kind of an audiophile on a budget but very appreciative of this site and the many friendly and knowledgeable members. | |
| Integrated amp with 2 pair binding posts My Audiolab 8000A has two sets of posts and I would assume (but don't know for sure) that the 8000S probably has as well. Discontinued because Tag McLaren acquired Audiolab, but there still may be some new units available (at half price!) from Art... | |
| DVD PLAYER UPGRADE TIP Sorry, on my post directly above, it would be an in-line MALE iec that you would attach to the stock, allowing connection of any aftermarket cord with a female iec connector, supposedly available from Allied if you want to go that route. | |
| DVD PLAYER UPGRADE TIP To the best of my knowledge, the female two pin end to attach at the DVD player is not available as a stand alone/purchase alone product. I became aware of this product by posting a query at Audioasylum and one of the members posted to let me know... | |
| DVD PLAYER UPGRADE TIP I also use this adapter (also use my DVD player for both video and audio) and highly recommend it. I use a Cardas Golden power cord (which cost almost as much as my DVD player) into the adapter into my player, but was impressed to note that the HT... |